Culture Photographer is racing against time to capture Japan's vanishing Shōwa-era vestiges Ellsworth Toohey

politics How Philadelphia's bravest bureaucrats fought against the terrifying prospect of affordable housing Ellsworth Toohey

Engineering NYC's massive steam network vaporizes two Olympic pools of water per hour Ellsworth Toohey

public health MAGA senator's attempt to discredit expert backfires at gun crime hearing (video) Mark Frauenfelder

insects Improving tiny urban greenspaces causes huge boosts in insect life Clive Thompson

climate change A stunning visualization of how racist housing policies create urban heat islands Thom Dunn

boston This-City's-Makin'-A-Comeback Bingo Card Thom Dunn

video Photographer documents replanting of old rural trees in Chinese cities Andrea James

Kids Los Angeles cools street temperatures by painting them white Andrea James

LAPD discovers huge fireworks cache, raising fears of another LAPD fireworks disaster Jason Weisberger

china China's looming luxury housing projects attracting younger people looking for budget living Rob Beschizza

politics HUD wants to evict 37,000 citizen kids over their parents' papers Ellsworth Toohey

politics Jakarta now world's largest city Rob Beschizza

Games Brush up before GTA 6 with a Grand Theft Auto college class Grant St. Clair

politics The Lorax is out of a job: Trump chops nationwide tree-planting program as "DEI" Jason Weisberger

politics Get ready for the bearded bellydancers of Trump's Gaza Lago! (video) Jason Weisberger

TVs in the Dept of Housing and Urban Development played AI video of Trump sucking Elon's feet Rob Beschizza

politics Homelessness up by 32% in two years Rob Beschizza

Science Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere Gail Sherman